Tag-holder for umbrellas



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J. RUSSELL. TAG HOLDER POR UME-BELLAS. V

NGL/190,365. Patented-Jan. 24, 1893.

SPECIFIC JOSEPHINE RUSSELL, OF TBOR, IOWA.-

TAG-HOLDER FOR UMBRELLAS.

ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,365, dated January 24, 1893.

Application filed October 20,

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSE citizen ofthe United States, in the county of Fremont and State of Iowa, new and useful Umbrella Atwing is a speciiihave invented a tachmeiit, of which the follo cation.

'This invention porting attachmen umbrellas and other devices.

The object of umbrellas or elsewhere, card-holder for receiving Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of an umbrella in open position, having theimproved attac thereto and shown supporting a Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the irn- Fig. 3 is a central lon gitudinal section of the card-holder of the roved attachment.

attachment.

Like numerals of reference indicate like the invention is to provide convenient meansfor supporting articles, such as gloves, veils,handkerchiefs, and analogous that can be attached to and embodying a an identifying card.

articles, by a device parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The numeral 6 designates be removably secured to an umbrella, as device, and to which a short The chain 7 is connected d-holder preferably shown, or other chain 7 is attached. at its lower end to a car formed of sheet-metal, and the same consists 8, one end and the sides of the holder of a back-plate which are bent thereover,whereby is adapted to receive an ordinary card This card is mainta punched from the card. The card may bear the name and dress or other private mark of eling.

of the card so a projecting point and providing for quick sertion and rein the plate or of said plate to secure the card in position.

The card can be readily changed whenever PEINE RUssELL,a residing at Tabor,

relates to a garment supt adapted to be applied to hment applied handkerchief.

a clasp that may ined in position by a spur plate 8 and engaging the the owner, or the destination thereof, if the owner be trav- The length of the said spur 11 is tended to be just about equal to the thickness s to avoid the exposure of a 1891- SerialNo.409|303 (Nomodel.)

car, or other place.

such light articles as veils, dto.

tion with the accompanying drawings,

claim iszspecilied.

the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

IRA MoGoRiviioK, L. J. NETTLETON.

the articles serve as an identifying means should the owner leave the same in the vestibule of a chuch, hotel-rack, restaurant, street A short chain 12 is connected to the chain '7 near its center, and to the free end of the same there is connected an ornamental clasp 13. This clasp may serve as a support for handkerchiefs, gloves,

From the foregoing description, in connecbe seen that I provide a very simple device, that may be readily attached to umbrellas and other traveling accouterments, and that when tlie device is in position property may be identified without trouble and loss of time,

Having described my invention what l The herein described device, consisting of a snap-hook 6 adapted to be secured to the ring of an umbrella runner, a short chain secured to `the lower end of said snap-hook, a card-receiving frame attached to the opposite end of said chair and consisting of a plate having the edges at the bottom and sides back upon the plate and the upper end open, v.the central part of said upper open end havextending outward at a right angle in line with the upper termination of the side bent edges to pass through the card and seat the same firmly against the bottom flange, said spur being struck out from the metal of the plate, and of a length equal to the thickness of the card to avoid an exterior projecting point, and a second chain attached to the aforesaid chain intermediate of the length of the latter and having aclasp movably attached to the lower end thereof and provided with serrated engaging jaws, as

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in JOSEPHINE RUSSELL. 

